Does she like the cartoon characters on Nicklodeon? I had a har time with my oldest one not wanting to sit with me and pay attention to her flash cards, there were some show on Nick that she absolutely loved and I found some VHS that had those characters teaching the kids. It worked. That might be something to help. Good Luck!!Corina (grayeyed wolf)

Does she like the cartoon characters on Nicklodeon? I had a har time with my oldest one not wanting to sit with me and pay attention to her flash cards, there were some show on Nick that she absolutely loved and I found some VHS that had those characters teaching the kids. It worked. That might be something to help. Good Luck!!Corina (grayeyed wolf)

I'm not one to say put a kid infront of the tv or computer, but try some computer games with her. Also try making games out of her learning, some children just can't sit and learn like others. Maybe get a bag of gummy bears and if she can tell you the color of 5 of them she can have them. Or if she can count 2 numbers higher each time she counts she can stay up an extra 5 minutes at bed time. If she can tell you a letter she can go pick out a stuffed animal that begins with that. Also with the alphabet, try her slow, like the first 3 letters a is for...an animal or someone she knows (a is for aggresive aligators) then add a letter to it each day and have her remember it. Make it fun, like when your driving in the car, or during bath time. Also get magnets for the fridge, write something and ask her if she can read it, or giant letters for the bath tub. Get a bucket of chalk and write the color in that color and she will learn the color and the letters, and in a way, spelling. Also they have them 20 piece puzzles that have letters, numbers, and colors. Hope this helps hun and keeps us up to date!

Contact the school beforehand. They will be able to do assessments, probably before school even starts. She may have a learning disability. You could also try not putting her in kindergarten, but waiting a year and putting her in preschool or headstart first. (Headstart does regular developmental tests.) That will give her some foundational learning. There is no reason to push her into school if she is not ready. Call the school (or if they have educational service units). See what they think is best.A local psychiatrist, psychologist or doctor may also be able to do these tests, but your school district has to provide it by federal law so why not go that route first?

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